Blog – Pick a passage in which Jacobs is using her own honesty to establish her credibility. Explain how and why she is doing it.
On page 114 (paragraph 2), Jacobs wrote, "I was too proud to ask Mr. Sands to do anything for my own benefit; but I could bring myself to be a supplicant for my children." In this excerpt Jacobs honestly admits that she would not try to ask Mr. Sands to help her children for her because even though it may have been the best option, she was too proud. In this, she proves her credibility by showing the mental process of a slave - she must hold on to anything she still has - her pride. Later on, however, she wrote, "but what will not a mother do for her children?" In one paragraph she showed the struggles of being a slave mother - how to protect her kids by outsmarting her owners. Throughout the whole book Jacobs uses her own honesty to establish her credibility.
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I really liked the passage you had chosen because it gives a real look into the personality of Linda, but when she says "but i could bring myself to be a supplicant for my children," I believe she means that she would give up her pride for her children. This would also provide a link of trust between reader and author because she would be telling the reader a personal thing about her, that she was willing to beg for her children's freedom.
Josh,
I actually chose the same quote as you! I think it was interesting that you said that she showed the mental process of a slave and outsmarting her owners. I interpreted this passage as she is being honest with herself and her actions, and even though her ambitions and happiness are important, the children come first. You briefly touched on the fact that her credibility comes from being a slave mother.
Good Post!
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